Pottery
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Important Information
Pottery Rubric | Safety Manual | Pottery Web Sites |
Hand Building Techniques
Pinch | Coil | Slab | Thrown |
Glazing
Hints | Brush | Pour | Dip |
Following is a listing of projects to be introduced during the first/third quarter of pottery. Students will use a variety of different clays.
First / Third Quarter Projects
# | Project | Description | STARTED: | DUE: |
1 | Introductions | First day of class: review of class syllabus, check out class tools, collaborative activity. | Jan. 7 | NA |
2 | Pinch Pot | A pinch pot should be 1/4" thick. Attach two equal size pots together. Add a "Ugly Face". | Jan. 13 | Greenware due: Glaze due: |
3 | Coil Vase | Make a pot using rolled coils. Your grade depends on the quality and size of the pot. Pots should be light; coils blended on the interior of the pot and should be balanced. The bottoms of the pot should be smooth so it does not scratch furniture. | Jan. 28 |
Greenware due: Glaze due: |
4 | Clay Drape | Make 4 plates. Experiment with different surface treatments. | Mar. 16 | Greenware due: Glaze date: |
5 | Puzzle Bowl | Using a slump or hump mold and coils form a bowl using unique designs. | Feb. 19 | Greenware due: Glaze due: |
6 | Clay Texture Tile | Make 4 4 x 4" slab tiles. Tell a story with your design and incorporate 3 or more levels and textures into your design. | Feb. 11 | Greenware due: due: 2ND Quarter |
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Second / Fourth Quarter Projects
8 | Stiff Side Slab Vase | Using leather hard clay slabs, construct a vase 6" x 8" x 2" minimum. Sides should include incised designs. | Mar. 10 | lantern alternate activity: http://www.amaco.com/amaco-lesson-plans/amaco-lesson-plan-55-lanterns-to-light/ |
9 | 2 Wheel bowls | This bowl will be thrown on the wheel. It should be the size of a salad or cereal bowl. The walls must be even and the bottom needs to be trimmed with a foot ring. | Mar. 2 | |
10 | "Piggy Bank" | SEMESTER PROJECT: Make an a bank using 2 different building techniques. | DUE May 18 | This project is part of your semester test grade. |
11 | Luminary Vase | Using the clay extruder, make a vase with a cut out design. |
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12 | Set of 4 plates | Use different decorative glazing techniques to design 4 plates of equal size and shape. |
IMPORTANT DATES:
FINAL build date | |
FINAL glaze date | |
Semester Test review date | |
Final day to turn in projects | |
Semester Test |